Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-02
AnEsrRuOTIYE A FIRE.
Colinsv1Ile Has a Big Blaxe Yesterday -s6O,0OO Worth of Property De- Innandfaru

Collinsv1Ile Has a Big Blaze Yesterday
 -s6O,oOO Worth of Property De-
 stroyed-supPosed Incendfary.
 A destructive fire occurred in Collipsville early yesterday morning. At about 1:30 fire was discovered in woodshed near the Barbour building on Main street fronting the postofice. The flames quickly spread to Jacob Laubenstein's three e-story brick build ing. The whole interior of this building at | once ignited and burned furiously, sending flames into the two-story frame building of A. H. Barbour. The two buildings stand east and west, the Barbour building on the west. Next east of Laubenstein's was the | large two-story frame building of F. J. Smith, containing several stores. This building was not consumed, but the other | two are total less. The buildings destroyed are in the business center of the village and | were occupied by about twenty concerns and | individuals. Hull got his safe out yesterday afternoon, but found the contents nearly ruined The basement of the Barbour build ing was occupied by John Gierschs saloon. The first floor was occupied by Charles Hart, grocery store, Edward Finnin, meat market, and H. D. Turner's saloon; the second floor was occupied by Giersch tenement and l by Charles Pollmann as barber shop. In the basement of Laubensteins building was Henry Tabels saloon; on the first floor Jacob Laubenstein, tailor shop, and o. B. Hull's jewelry store. The second floor was occupied by Chris Reichle, shoemaker, and H. D. Turner and Walter Lambert, roomers. On the third floor was hall fitted up by the American Mechanics and used by them, the Knights of Pythias and Cawasa grange. In the Smith building basement at the west end H. s. Gilbert & Brothers saloon; on the first floor J. P. Harrington's grocery and dry goods store was over MT. Gilletts saloon. Next east was F. J. Smiths sons' drug store; then further east was Ulrich Haury's dry goods and groceries. The sec ond floor was used as storage room for fur niture, etc., and is known as Gothic Hall.
 LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
 The losses and insurance are as follows: On buildings-A. H. Barbour, loss $4,O00, insured S2,o00; F. J. Smith, loss $10,000, in- sured 5000; J. Laubenstein, loss, $6,OOO, insured s2,5OO. Total loss $2o,ooO; insur-
 The losses and insurance on stock are here given in full: John Gierschs saloon, loss $1, ,ooo, insurance $500; John Giersch, fur niture, $500, insured $35O: Charles Hart, loss $6, ,000, insured $3, 1000; Ed Finnin, loss $100 no insurance; H. D. Turner, loss $900, in sured $500; Charles Pohllmann, loss $200,no insurance; Henry label, loss $1, 800, no in surance; Jacob Laubenstein, loss g, 800, in P~JOOVs surance; Christopher Reichle, loss $100, no insurance; Walter Lambert, loss $10O, no insurance; H. D. Turner, loss $100, no insurance: American Mechan- ics, loss $1,000, insurance $500; Cawasa Grange, loss $15O, no insurance; Knights of Pythias, loss $100, no insurance; H. s. Gill lett loss $500, insurance $1 ,0O0; J. P. liar rington, loss $6,000, insurance $2,000; Smiths Sons, loss $1O, ,0oO, insurance 5, 1000; Ulrich Haury, loss $6,50O, insurance 5000; F. J. Smith, furniture, loss $2,000, no insur ance. The total losses are $69, ,550 and the total insurance $26, $50 as nearly as can be estimated by the losers.
 The fire is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Deputy Sheriff Wheelock ar rested Patrick Quinn on suspicion of having set the fire in the woodshed. Several wit nesses testify that three men were engaged in drunken quarrel in the vicinity of the burned building shortly before the discovery of the fire. One man was heard to remark he would ''get even" with somebody. Quinn was one of the party.